Base-ball bat



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' BASE BALL BAT.

N.-400,354. y Patented MaInZ, 1889.

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- CHARLES N. MORRIS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIOA BAS E-BALL BAT.

SIPIEKIIF,ICAIRHW forming part of Letters Patent No; 400,354', datedMarch 26, 1839.

` Applause@ ned october 31, I1888. serial No. 289,636 No nodal.)

To' all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES N. MORRIS, of

Cincinnati, Hamiltonv county, Ohio, have in- An ancillary feature mayconsist of a mark or sight, to assist' the batter visually, as the ovalform of the outer grasp does tactu-ally, to present the Vbat properly tothe action of the ball-for example, broadside to a direct ball and moreor less obliquely to a tWirling one.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a front, and Fig. II anedgewise,proti1e of my bat. Figs. III to VIII, inclusive, are transversesections taken at the correspondinglymarked places on Figs. Iand II.

From these gures it Will be seen that from the customaryv circular innergrasp, l, the bat gradually merges into an oval or approximately ovalform at the outer grasp, 2, and thence increases to about double theWidth, with very little increase of thickness at the striking portion 3.The handle portion is preferably somewhat expanded, still preserving itscircular section, as at 4, to the hilt or guard 5.

A mark or sight, 6, may be applied to guide the eye of the user to theexact position of the edge.

Over a bat of the customaryround transverse section the bat heredescribed possesses the advantage of Inore effective and accuratehitting and of discretionary presentation of the iiat of the bat, eithersquarely or ob-A liquely, according to the kind of ball and theidiosyncrasies of the pitcher, and it also possesses the advantage ofgreater elasticity. Such a bat is also less liable to turn in thebatters hands, and presents a larger striking-face.

I claim-'- p l. A base-ball bat which from the inner circular graspgradually merges into an oval or approximately oval transverse sectionat the striking portion, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

2. A base-ball bat which from a circular handle or inner grasp, l,becomes gradually of

